Electrical Engineer vs Data Scientist Salary After Tax (2026)

Side-by-side take-home pay comparison across all 50 states. Single filer, standard deduction, 2026 tax rates.

Electrical Engineer

$103,390

national median wage

$81,565/yr

take-home in TX (no state tax)

Data Scientist earns $4,630 more nationally

Electrical Engineer leads in 33 states · Data Scientist leads in 18 states

Data Scientist

$108,020

national median wage

$84,822/yr

take-home in TX (no state tax)

Take-Home Pay by State — All 50 States

Sorted by largest difference. Positive difference = Electrical Engineer earns more after tax.

State	Electrical Engineer	Data Scientist	Difference
NMNew Mexico	$80,602	$69,207	+$11,395	A·B
LALouisiana	$73,614	$64,750	+$8,864	A·B
AKAlaska	$86,102	$77,372	+$8,730	A·B
WYWyoming	$76,253	$68,227	+$8,027	A·B
CACalifornia	$88,828	$96,263	-$7,434	A·B
NYNew York	$83,134	$90,520	-$7,386	A·B
WAWashington	$98,645	$105,883	-$7,238	A·B
MSMississippi	$66,231	$60,053	+$6,178	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$67,017	$60,878	+$6,138	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$75,017	$69,272	+$5,745	A·B
INIndiana	$75,380	$71,066	+$4,314	A·B
MIMichigan	$79,028	$74,791	+$4,237	A·B
ARArkansas	$66,089	$61,881	+$4,208	A·B
OKOklahoma	$70,271	$66,066	+$4,205	A·B
ALAlabama	$69,087	$64,899	+$4,189	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$88,452	$92,626	-$4,175	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$72,682	$68,582	+$4,099	A·B
SDSouth Dakota	$70,625	$67,523	+$3,102	A·B
COColorado	$82,571	$85,598	-$3,027	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$75,148	$78,171	-$3,023	A·B
ILIllinois	$76,861	$79,863	-$3,002	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$85,710	$88,647	-$2,937	A·B
IAIowa	$69,683	$66,832	+$2,851	A·B
KSKansas	$70,929	$68,078	+$2,851	A·B
VTVermont	$75,373	$72,562	+$2,811	A·B
NVNevada	$79,067	$76,669	+$2,399	A·B
TNTennessee	$76,253	$73,855	+$2,399	A·B
OHOhio	$77,769	$75,465	+$2,305	A·B
KYKentucky	$69,892	$67,630	+$2,263	A·B
WIWisconsin	$75,507	$73,289	+$2,218	A·B
OROregon	$78,857	$81,068	-$2,211	A·B
UTUtah	$75,862	$77,564	-$1,702	A·B
MDMaryland	$83,814	$85,507	-$1,693	A·B
VAVirginia	$83,142	$84,815	-$1,673	A·B
RIRhode Island	$80,416	$78,835	+$1,581	A·B
MTMontana	$68,746	$67,193	+$1,553	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$90,479	$92,029	-$1,550	A·B
HIHawaii	$73,095	$71,598	+$1,497	A·B
GAGeorgia	$74,236	$75,267	-$1,031	A·B
MNMinnesota	$77,868	$78,879	-$1,010	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$83,992	$84,407	-$415	A·B
TXTexas	$86,102	$86,518	-$415	A·B
AZArizona	$77,250	$77,650	-$400	A·B
FLFlorida	$77,660	$77,372	+$288	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$78,694	$78,418	+$276	A·B
MOMissouri	$72,607	$72,338	+$269	A·B
IDIdaho	$69,605	$69,340	+$265	A·B
NENebraska	$70,505	$70,240	+$264	A·B
CTConnecticut	$83,036	$82,772	+$264	A·B
DEDelaware	$78,179	$77,917	+$261	A·B
MEMaine	$68,718	$68,459	+$259	A·B